Constraints on the Waging of War
An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law

An overview of the basic features of the law of armed conflict.

Frits Kalshoven (Author), Liesbeth Zegveld (Author)

9781107600324, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 July 2011

308 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg

This fully revised fourth edition of Constraints on the Waging of War considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. Of particular focus are the rules governing weapons and the legal instruments through which respect for the law can be enforced. Combining theory and actual practice, this book appeals to specialists as well as to students turning to the subject for the first time.

1. Introduction
2. The main currents: the Hague, Geneva, New York
3. The law before the Protocols of 1977
4. The Protocols of 1977
5. Post-1977 developments
6. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: International humanitarian law [LBBS], Law [L], International relations [JPS]